Assistant Professor, SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Based on Herfindahl-Hirschman Index non-life insurance market concentration in Poland has remained moderate since 2010, with the top ten insurers making up 86,5 percent of the market.
Does it mean the market was entirely dominated by the ten largest insurers?
The data includes only the domestic insurers. At the end of 2020 there were 32 insurance companies registered in Poland and 22 active foreign companies. How much is foreign business taking from the market?
Martes foina – although it sounds a bit strange, this name hides an animal well-known to most of us – a beech marten, less often called a stone marten. This nice-looking representative of mustelids (originally from Asia) colonized Europe successfully after the last Ice Age, and it can be found in the area reaching from Denmark to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Due to the fact that the habitats of martens are located closer and closer to humans’ settlements (they have been limited to forests and fields so far), even inhabitants of city downtowns should slowly get used to their presence. Martens have already settled among us for good and they make perfect use of our presence as it makes it easier for them to find food and a warm shelter.
Continue reading “Frolic in cars”